Paris Is Burning (1990)

Paris Is Burning (1990)

Kada su u pitanju Transeksualci, Tranvestiti i Trans populacija ostajem nemoćan da bilo šta tu objasnim. Jedva da poznajem razliku između tih termina. Naprosto potpuno strani svijet za mene. O tome sam najviše naučio gledajući filmove Pedra Almodovara.
Ovaj dokumentarni film sam kao i mnoge druge ovdije našao surfajući na netu.
Isprva sam se smijao kao lud, a poslije mi se mješao osjećaj gađenja i čuđenja. Kako je film odmicao sa zanimanjem sam pratio priče tranvestita iz različitih društvenih slojeva.
Biti drag queen je za većinu ljudi prikazanih u ovom filmu smisao života. Ali za neke je to samo način ispoljavanja svoje seksualne individualnosti.
Film nam opisuje transgender scenu New Yorka 1990. godine koji nastupaju na "balls compettition" za šta ne umijem da nađem adekvatan prevod. Naprosto nekako izraz imati muda mi neide uz ova stvorenja na filmu. Ono što definitivno stoji da bi na našim prostrima bukavalno trebalo imati muda i prikazati se u takvim queen izdanjima kakvih možete vidjeti u ovom dokumentarcu.


English: (from wikipedia)
Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the poor, African American and Latino gay and transgendered community involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the "Golden Age" of New York City drag balls, as well as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, and gender in America.

The film explores the elaborately-structured Ball competitions in which contestants, adhering to a very specific category or theme, must "walk" (much like a fashion model's runway) and subsequently be judged on criteria including the "realness" of their drag, the beauty of their clothing and their dancing ability.

Most of the film alternates between footage of balls and interviews with prominent members of the scene, including Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, Anji Xtravaganza, and Willi Ninja. Many of the contestants vying for trophies are representatives of "Houses" (in the fashion sense, such as "House of Chanel") that serve as intentional families, social groups, and performance teams. Houses and ball contestants who consistently won in their walks eventually earned a "legendary" status.

Jennie Livingston, who never went to film school and who spent 7 years making Paris Is Burning, concentrated on interviews with key figures in the ball world, many of whom contribute monologues that shed light on the ball culture as well as on their own personalities. In the film, titles such as "house," "mother," and "reading" emphasize how the subculture the film depicts has taken words from the straight and white worlds, and imbued them with alternate meanings, just as the "houses" serve as surrogate families for young ball-walkers whose sexual orientations have sometimes made acceptance and love within their own families hard to come by.

In explaining the rules of the Balls (and the slang and terminology that goes along with them) the film also shines light on the societal hardships of Ball community members (such as racism, homophobia and poverty) and how these obstacles influence the participants (some are sex workers, some shoplift clothing to wear in the Balls, some were thrown out of their homes by homophobic parents, some are saving money for sex reassignment surgery). It follows several participants through candid one-on-one interviews (both in and out of the Balls) to give insight into their lives and struggles, and ultimately the strength, pride, and humor they maintain to survive in a "rich, white world."

Drag is presented as a complex performance of gender, class and race, in which one can express one's identity, desires and aspirations along many dimensions (see Drag). The African American and Latino community depicted in the film includes a diverse range of identities and gender presentations, from gay men to butch queens to transsexual women.

The film also documents the origins of "voguing", a dance style in which competing ball-walkers freeze and "pose" in glamorous positions (as if being photographed for the cover of Vogue). Pop star Madonna would, one year before Paris Is Burning was completed, bring the phenomenon to the mainstream with her number one song "Vogue".

Awards

* 1990 IDA Award, International Documentary Association
* 1990 LAFCA Award Best Documentary, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
* 1990 Audience Award Best Documentary, San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
* 1991 Grand Jury Prize Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
* 1991 Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film, Berlin International Film Festival
* 1991 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (BSFC) Best Documentary
* 1991 the very first Open Palm Award, now called Breakthrough Director Award Gotham Awards
* 1991 NYFCC Award Best Documentary, New York Film Critics Circle Awards
* 1991 Golden Space Needle Award Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival
* 1992 Outstanding Film (Documentary), GLAAD Media Awards
* 1992 NSFC Award Best Documentary, National Society of Film Critics



Director: Jennie Livingston
Release Date: August 1991 (USA)
Genre: Documentary

Plot Summary: This is a documentary of 'drag nights' among New York's underclass. Queens are interviewed and observed preparing for and competing in many 'balls'...

Plot Keywords: Transvestism / Cross Dressing / Homosexual / Gay African American / Gay Interest
Awards: 12 wins & 1 nomination

Cast
(Complete credited cast)
Carmen and Brooke
André Christian
Dorian Corey
Paris Duprée
David The Father Xtravaganza
Junior Labeija
Pepper LaBeija
Sandy Ninja
Willi Ninja
Avis Pendavis
Freddie Pendavis
Kim Pendavis
Sol Pendavis
Stevie Saint Laurent
Octavia St. Laurent
Anji Xtravaganza (as Angie Xtravaganza)
Bianca Xtravaganza
Danny Xtravaganza
David Xtravaganza
David Ian Xtravaganza
Venus Xtravaganza

Also Known As:
The Children Are (USA) (working title)
To Be Real (USA) (working title)
Runtime: 71 min
Country: USA
Language: English



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A Queer Try ( Documentary - BBC Channel )

A Queer Try ( Documentary - BBC Channel )

 

Hehe, može li peder da se bavi sportom? Još ako je onako feminiziran ko kakva dijevojčica... Predpostavljao sam da te curice mogu da igraju bagminton ili da glume navijačice, ali da igraju ragbi???? Strašno ! Pa zamislite odje u Crnoj Gori fudbalsku ekipu sastavljenu od pedera; Navijači bi se sprdali sa njima i umirali od smjeha.

 

No nije svudje tako. U Belfastu postoji ragbi tim sastavljen od pedera , a BBC je snimio priču o njima u tri serije koja je počela da se emituje u Sjevernoj Irskoj 5.Septembra. Imate priliku da pogledate ovu dokumentarnu seriju i uvjerite se da je nemoguće ipak moguće! Sa ovog sajta mozete skinuti prvu od tri serije, a kako bude nabaljao linkove za druge dvije, dopuniću blog!





'If at first you don't succeed, try and try again' could easily be the motto for rugby team The Ulster Titans.

Formed in the summer of 2007, the Ulster Titans came from virtually nothing – no kit, no playing grounds and no teams to play against – to become one of the most talked about rugby teams in the land. The reason? Because many of the team's members are gay.

A Queer Try, a new three-part series starting on BBC One Northern Ireland on Friday, September 5 at 9.30pm, follows this group of men as they struggle to score a single try through to becoming a force to be reckoned with on the rugby pitch. Against the odds, this motley bunch of guys are determined to make it as a talented and recognised gay rugby team.

Since forming just over a year ago, The Ulster Titans have gone on to attract 25 members, both gay and straight. Some of the team are very fit and have played serious rugby with passion for many years. Other members are perhaps not so fit, but through time have gained both experience and enthusiasm for the game.

This series charts the team's humble beginnings to their search for glory at The Bingham Cup, an international rugby competition named after Mark Kendall Bingham, one of the victims of September 11 who was a keen rugby player, playing for the gay and bisexual rugby team, San Francisco Fog RFC.

But this is not just a story about sport. The cluster of individuals who make up this team each have their own unique personalities and backgrounds which come together to make this series a melting pot of stories from a group of remarkable men who happen to be gay.

A Queer Try follows the team as they try to achieve acceptance in a testosterone-driven and perhaps even blinkered, world and their journey to the Bingham Cup is a roller coaster of emotional ups and downs.

We watch the team as they blossom into better players; swap scrums for 'scrumminess' to hit the catwalk for a fashion show; take part in their first Gay Pride as a team and then literally get their kit off for the obligatory 'nude' rugby team calendar! They even became embroiled in some political controversy when Edwin Poots described the setting up of a gay rugby team as 'apartheid'.

A Queer Try is a story of blood, sweat and tears but with plenty of laughter, and perhaps even triumph, thrown in.

Ian Dougan, producer and director of A Queer Try, says: "When I first heard that Northern Ireland was getting its first gay rugby team, I wasn't sure what to expect. But, after spending a lot of time with the team, I realized that this was going to be something very special. We spent a year with the guys – who were a real mixture of very different types of men – as they evolved into a real team.

"Without giving too much away, the experiences of The Ulster Titans, from kicking a ball around a field to the gay world cup, was beyond what I could have hoped for. A Queer Try will hopefully challenge the way viewers will perceive gay men in sport – and will introduce them to a group of great guys and make their experience on the way to The Bingham Cup one they can also share."

A Queer Try is a Straightforward production for BBC Northern Ireland.

Sex/Life in L.A. (1998)

Sex/Life in L.A. (1998)

Na žalost, kao i mnogo puta do sada sa neta sam skinuo toliko smeća pa se toliko iznerviram da naprosto ugasim računar, sa namjerom da ga ne upalim bar nekoliko dana. Sudeći po dobrim trajlerima i fotografijama često pomislim kako se radi o dobrom filmu, ali ispadne da je to jedino dobro od njega.
Od nekoliko filmova sa gay tematikom koje sam skinuo zaključio sam da ni jedan ne zaslužuje da se nađe na ovom blogu, čak ni pod rubrikom "loš Film"

Zato vam predstavljam još jedan dokumentarac koji i nije nešto posebno dobro napravljen, ali ima zanimljivu tematiku, Sex life in L.a.
Kroz priču 9 momaka, koji rade u sex industriji L.A. ovaj dokumentarac nam pokušava približiti život koji se odvija oko porno industrije, eskorta, i svega onoga što se odvija iz scene.
Porno glumci, fotografi, eskort momci, modeli itd, koji sanjaju o nekakvom uspjehu, slavi i bogastvu nam pričaju o svom životu , poslu , razmišljanjima...
Jochen Hick se nije libio da nam kao dijelove priča ovih momaka prikaže i najeksplicitnije scene, tako da je ovaj film sa pravom dobio oznaku koju dobija bilo koji pornić.

Director: Jochen Hick
Writer: Jochen Hick (writer)
Release Date: 11 May 1999 (USA)
Genre: Documentary
Plot Keywords: Nudity / Explicit Sex / Intimacy / Porn Star / Prostitution

Cast:
Ron Athey ... Himself
Matt Bradshaw ... Himself
Rick Castro ... Himself
John Garwood ... Himself
Kevin Kramer ... Himself
Cole Tucker ... Himself
Tony Ward ... Himself

Runtime: 91 min
Country: Germany / USA
Language: English
Certification: UK:18 / USA:Unrated

English:
Michael Sullivan narrates this German-made English-language film, a downbeat documentary about male sex for sale in Los Angeles. German director Jochen Hick focuses on nine diverse interview subjects, including muscular, HIV-positive real estate broker Cole Tucker, actor Matt Bradshaw, fashion model Tony Ward (famed as Madonna's former lover and for his contribution to her "Justify My Love" video), photographer Rick Castro, performance artist Ron Athey, and homeless hustlers David and Patrick. Shot in 16mm, this film was shown at the 1998 San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Nine young men who want to have a successful life in Los Angeles. A film about survival. About fashion models, hustlers, porn actors, photographers and performance artists. They all work with their bodies to realize their dreams and each dream is different. The film shows most intimate views of their lives behind cover photographs. It includes very private parts of Tony Ward and his story of success and failure in Hollywood. SEX/LIFE IN L.A. is an intimate encounter with people who are working with their bodies and who are struggling to survive - in L.A..



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Shelter (2007/II)

Shelter (2007/II)


Primiče nam se ljeto! Ođe na moru sve se priprema za dolazak tursta koji će kao po komandi da krenu na ljetovanje. Užasnut od gužve često se zapitam šta ti ljudi očekuju dolazeći ovamo? Nije valjda da su svi zaljubljenici u more? Zašto onda ne izaberu neko manje mjesto gdje nisu takve gužve?
Vremenom sam shvatio, da cijelu godinu provode radeći , život im postane monoton i za tih 15-tak dana traže nešto dugačije. Nova poznanstva, druženja, sex, možda neka avantura ili ljubav...
Ima jedna plaža , nekako uvučena u stjene, tu se skupljaju pederi. Svi u gradu znaju za to i nijedan mještanin ne ide tamo. A mnogi iz svojih barki naviruju da vide šta se tamo dešava, a ne dešava se ništa. Svi nešto gledaju jedni u druge, glume i pretvaraju se. Poneko zaglavi u obližnje žbunje i tamo odradi neki sex, a rijetko ko se potrudi da zaista i upozna nekog momka sa kojim bi provodio dane i noći i na drugim mjestima. Gay plaža je definitivno najgore mjesto za kupanje i odmor. Idite ljudi na "normalne"plaže i tamo će te naći mnogo više srodnih duša, više nego što i sanjate.

Ovaj film ne opusuje gay plaže i ta sranja, ali možete vidjeti stvaranje ljubavi između dva surfera. Jedan je umjetnik koji radi u fast food restorano, a drugi je naprosto surfer - nisam prokužio ćime se bavi. Obadva zgodna, dijele slična interesovanja, samo što je jedan ( umjetnij) podredio život porodici, sestri i njenom malom sinu , a drugi je ovisan samo o samom sebi!
Namjerno neću da pišem priču iz filma da bi vam bilo zanimljivije da ga pogledate. Onako poslijepodne, udobno zavaljeni u fotelji ovu slatku melodramu pustite u dvd i odgledajte uživajući u muzici, prelijepim pejzažima i priči o dva lijepa momka. Ne očekujte neki soft sex, jer je film prilično nevino napravljen.
Možda vam ipak padne na pamet neka ideja gdje bi mogli ljetovati!?


Director: Jonah Markowitz
Writer: Jonah Markowitz (writer)
Genre: Drama | Romance | Sport

Plot Keywords: Family Conflict | Surfer | Gay | Thrasher
Awards: 9 wins

Cast
(Credited cast)

Trevor Wright ... Zach
Tricia Pierce ... Partier

rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Christina Blevins ... Partier
Matt Bushell ... Alan
Cherese ... Art Student (as C-Sharp)
Caitlin Crosby ... Actor
Tina Holmes ... Jeanne
Devin Leigh ... Party Goer
Don Margolin ... Father
Sybil Martinez ... Art Student
Albert Reed ... Billy
Brad Rowe ... Shaun
Alicia Sixtos ... Amber
Ross Thomas ... Gabe
Katie Walder ... Tori
Jackson Wurth ... Cody
Tarek Zohdy ... Drunken Partier


Runtime: 97 min
Country: USA
Language: English

Surf buddies find their bliss in 'Shelter'
David Wiegand, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, March 28, 2008

Sometimes a film that otherwise relies on stock storylines and even skirts the fringes of old-fashioned melodrama can rise up on the strength of other elements. In the case of writer/director Jonah Markowitz's feature film debut, "Shelter" rises very high indeed, thanks to a superb performance by Trevor Wright in the lead role, a strong supporting cast, very good cinematography and, most of all, emotional authenticity.

First seen in the Bay Area at last year's Frameline festival, "Shelter" is a film about a young man named Zach who works as a short-order cook and has turned down a full scholarship from Cal Arts in order to take care of his family, which includes his frail father, who was disabled in a work accident, his loser sister Jeanne (Tina Holmes) and her young son, Cody (Jackson Wurth).

When Zach isn't slinging hash, or either breaking up or making up with his longtime girlfriend Tori (Katie Walder), he's off surfing with his best friend Gabe (Ross Thomas). Of course, the question that goes unasked but becomes nonetheless unavoidable in our understanding of Zach is whether he's really burdened by all of this responsibility, or whether he's hiding behind it. Zach doesn't begin considering that possibility until Gabe's older brother Shaun (Brad Rowe) shows up in San Pedro while waiting to move into a new place back in Los Angeles.

Soon enough, Zach is hanging out with Shaun a lot. They go surfing, they talk and one night, they drink a lot and there's a good-natured and, for the audience, wince-inducing wrestling match. Zach's first kiss from a guy leaves him confused. How many gay first encounters in film or fiction have involved alcohol and good-natured wrestling? Too many to count, and no doubt they've happened in real life, but that just means a director had better have a very sure hand if he wants to make them believable on film. Markowitz almost succeeds, but that's largely because he keeps the scene short.

Other elements of the story border on predictable, including the loser-boozer sister with serial one-night stands who, naturally, isn't happy that her possibly gay brother is tending to her young son. But as in so many other instances in the film, the cast's performances keep things credible. Holmes strikes all the right notes in showing a young woman who, in her way, is just as desperate to find herself as her brother is. And without hitting us over the head with it, Markowitz leads us to consider the essential difference that self-respect can make in finding oneself. Nicely nuanced and credible performances are also delivered by Rowe, who is smart enough to allow Zach room to screw up, Thomas as the best friend who finds he has a lot to come to grips with in the person of someone he thought he's known forever, and Walder as the girlfriend who perhaps understands Zach better and earlier than he does himself.

There aren't any great truths here. This is a film about love, and learning to be true to yourself and those willing to ride the wave with you. Markowitz's script is adequate on the surface, but better than that when we see how he allows his characters to embody his themes and trusts his audience enough to avoid telegraphing meaning at every turn. He often has a good ear for the way people speak in real life, although, occasionally, he falls into a "Stella Dallas" mode.

Wright's performance is the beating heart of the film from the start. It's a tricky role to play, because it calls on the young actor to withhold so much about his inner life yet, at the same time, give us enough information to see things that he is unwilling to look at. In this case, less becomes more and then some through a restrained and delicately balanced performance. It's Wright's careful minimalism that draws us along in the film and has us rooting for Zach all the way.






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